twig blight
nounPlant Pathology.
blight affecting the twigs of a plant.
Origin of twig blight
1An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Words Nearby twig blight
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How to use twig blight in a sentence
The percentages given below refer to fruit rot and do not include blossom or twig blight.
Twig-blight is the most common manifestation of the disease.
The Pears of New York | U. P. HedrickThe twig blight form of this disease is also prevalent in various states.
Blight appears on apple trees in three forms, as blossom blight, as twig blight, and as blight cankers.
Apple Growing | M. C. BurrittNo other disease of the pear brings on such palpable destruction to the tree as twig-blight.
The Pears of New York | U. P. Hedrick
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